5 companies with horrible reputations that changed their names

In September, former Facebook employee Frances Haugen leaked internal documents to the Wall Street Journal that revealed some pretty incriminating information.

Soon after, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would be changing its name to Meta. It was a classic move. Company messes up. Company loses public favor. Company comes up with a new name and branding.

The artist formerly known as Facebook is just the latest in a grand tradition of companies that changed their name following a public scandal. Here are some other examples that paved the way.

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